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Digital Foci Picture Porter PTP-180 User Manual

Handheld picture viewer with hard drive and memory card reader
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  • Page 1 Picture Porter User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 All names and products mentioned within this document are registered trademarks of their respective companies. ©2005 Digital Foci, Inc. All rights reserved. This publication is intended for sole use by the owner of the associated device. Neither this publication nor any part of this publication may be printed and distributed, electronically distributed, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any other electronic medium or machine readable form without the prior written permission of Digital Foci, Inc.
  • Page 3 If there is a problem or defect with your Device, please contact Digital Foci, Inc. Disclaimer This limited warranty is the only warranty Digital Foci, Inc. makes for the Device. To the extent allowed by Law, no other warranty applies, whether expressed, implied, or statutory, including any warranty of merchantability, of fitness for a particular purpose, or of non-infringement.
  • Page 4 • Do not handle or shake Picture Porter while data is being transferred. • Do not operate or store Picture Porter in dusty environments. • Do not leave Picture Porter under direct sunlight, in a parked car, or in other situations where the temperature may be above 140°F (60°C).

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Main Screen... 6 Basic Operations ...8 3.1. Navigation Mode... 8 3.2. Power Management ... 12 3.3. Using Memory Cards on Picture Porter... 14 3.4. Using Picture Porter with Your Computer... 16 How do I… ...19 4.1. Transfer Memory Card Data... 19 4.2.
  • Page 6 Tips and Techniques...44 8.1. Renaming Hard Drive and Memory Card Labels... 44 8.2. Use Picture Porter as a Backup Device... 45 Frequently Asked Questions ...48 10. Troubleshooting and Technical Support ...51 Appendix – Picture Porter Technical Specifications ...53 Revision 1.6 Picture Porter User’s Guide...

  • Page 7: Welcome

    * For Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2 and earlier), Windows 98/SE, and Macintosh 8.6, a CD-ROM drive is required for driver installation. 1.2. Supported Memory Card Formats Picture Porter has been tested to support the following memory card formats: Memory Stick SD Card (SD...

  • Page 8: Supported File Formats

    Image formats: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, RAW* Video formats: MPEG-1, MPEG-4, MJPEG, DivX5.x Audio formats: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV * Refer to Section 11 Appendix – Picture Porter Technical Specifications for details on RAW formats supported. 1.4. Package Contents Before using your Picture Porter, check that your package contains the following...

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    Getting Started 2.1. Picture Porter Data Flow Overview The diagram below is an overview of the Picture Porter data flow: Inputs: From memory cards via card slots From computer via USB Outputs: To Picture Porter color LCD screen To memory cards via card slots...

  • Page 10: Ways To Use Picture Porter

    2.2. Ways to Use Picture Porter Use Picture Porter to enjoy, share, and manage your pictures, videos, music, and other data in many different ways: • View photos and videos on Picture Porter: o View pictures and videos on Picture Porter’s large color LCD display...

  • Page 11: Device Layout

    Selector Keypad Stop/Escape/ Back Zoom/Volume Select Video Jack Audio Jack (x2) SmartMedia Card Slot Memory Stick/ SD Card/ MMC Slot Revision 1.6 Picture Porter User’s Guide Top View Side View Remote Control Sensor Page 5 Power On/Off Menu Toggle Enter/Select/ Play/Pause...

  • Page 12: Main Screen

    Picture Porter User’s Guide 2.4. Main Screen Shortcuts to special folders on Picture Porter Inserted memory cards Picture Porter hard drive System Options menu To learn more about changing system options, refer to Section 6. System Options. Page 6 Revision 1.6...
  • Page 13 By selecting these shortcuts, you will be taken to the folder identified by the same name on the Picture Porter hard drive as shown in the folder structure diagram below. • Backup: All your memory card copy operations will create new folders that will be located here.

  • Page 14: Basic Operations

    In the main navigation mode you will be able to navigate through all the folders on Picture Porter and the inserted memory cards. You can choose to display the folders and files either in Icon View or List View. Each view option is explained in detail in Section 3.1.1 and Section 3.1.2.
  • Page 15 Select item / Enter directory Go up one directory level Move cursor left Move cursor down Revision 1.6 Picture Porter User’s Guide Scroll bar Directory path indicator Battery indicator Green dot: loading complete Hourglass: data loading in progress Navigation Mode Icon Directory –...
  • Page 16 3.1.2. Navigation: List View List View shows all folders and files in a vertical list with a small identifying icon representing each drive, folder, or file. For file types that Picture Porter does not support, a question mark icon will be shown.
  • Page 17 The Menu view allows you to access the menu options available for the current screen by pressing the Mnu button. The menu options will be different based on the Picture Porter function you are using. The following diagram explains how to use the navigation control panel when you are in Menu View.

  • Page 18: Power Management

    3.2. Power Management 3.2.1. Power On/Off To turn on Picture Porter, press and hold the On/Off button for 3 seconds. The power LED will light up green and the operating system will initialize the hard drive. To turn off the device, press and hold the On/Off button for 5 seconds. Picture Porter will shut down and the LED will turn off.
  • Page 19 The green portion of the battery icon at the lower-right corner of the screen indicates how much battery is remaining. When Picture Porter starts to get low on battery, the battery icon will turn red and continue to decrease. Note: A full red battery icon indicates that the battery is almost completely empty.

  • Page 20: Using Memory Cards On Picture Porter

    Porter, insert the card(s) AFTER Picture Porter is connected and all the drives are recognized by your computer. Below each card slot on Picture Porter, you can see the text labels of the memory card format for the corresponding slot: (1) CF/MD: supports CompactFlash Type-I and Type-II and MicroDrive formats.
  • Page 21 Note: If Picture Porter is connected to your computer, make sure that you disconnect the card from your computer first before removing it from Picture Porter.

  • Page 22: Using Picture Porter With Your Computer

    2. Turn on Picture Porter and wait for it to boot up. 3. Picture Porter will display ‘Mass Storage Device’ and an USB icon at the bottom of its screen to indicate that it is connected to your computer. While it is connected to the computer, the buttons on Picture Porter will be disabled.
  • Page 23 Note: 1) The Picture Porter and memory card icon labels may vary based on each unique device and can be renamed. Refer to Section 8.1 Renaming hard drive and memory card labels for details.
  • Page 24 3.4.2. Disconnecting Picture Porter from your computer To properly remove Picture Porter, disable the device before unplugging it from the computer. The method to disable the device will vary based on the operating system of your computer. Refer to the instruction manual of your computer for details on how to do this.

  • Page 25: How Do I

    4.1. Transfer Memory Card Data You can transfer data directly from memory cards to the Picture Porter hard drive and vice versa. Here are some situations where you will find this function useful. • While on vacation, you can copy pictures directly from your digital camera memory card to free up limited memory card space and keep taking pictures.
  • Page 26 1. Insert the memory card into the appropriate memory card slot on Picture Porter. Refer to Section 3.3 Using memory cards on Picture Porter for details. 2. Once the icon for the inserted memory card appears on the main screen, move the cursor to highlight the memory card icon.
  • Page 27 4.1.2. Copy only photos and videos from memory card to Picture Porter To copy only the photo and video files from a memory card to Picture Porter: 1. Insert the memory card into the appropriate memory card slot on Picture Porter.
  • Page 28 Each time you use the Full Backup or Photo Backup functions on Picture Porter, a new folder will be created on the Picture Porter hard drive to store your copied files. Each 8-character folder name is made up of 2 pieces of information.

  • Page 29: View Photos

    RAW formats supported. 4.2.1. Store photos on Picture Porter You may want to transfer photos onto the Picture Porter hard drive so you can always enjoy and share your photos on the go. • You can transfer photos directly from a memory card by using the Picture Porter memory card copy function as described in Section 4.1.1 Copy entire...
  • Page 30 Not used Next photo The following diagram describes the screen layout when you are viewing a photo. EXIF data Revision 1.6 Picture Porter User’s Guide View Photo: Navigation Keys View Photo – Full Screen View Photo X of total # photos...
  • Page 31 Once you move to another photo, the rotated photo will return to its original orientation the next time you view it. Note: Rotating the photo will only change the display on the Picture Porter screen and will not alter your original photo file.
  • Page 32 3. To adjust the time interval between each photo display during the slideshow, press the Left and Right buttons. You can set the time interval between 1 second to 60 seconds. Revision 1.6 Picture Porter User’s Guide View Photo – Zoom View Photo X of total # photos...
  • Page 33 Decrease slide interval Next photo The following diagram describes the screen layout when a slideshow is playing. Revision 1.6 Picture Porter User’s Guide Play Slideshow: Navigation Keys Play Slideshow Photo X of total # photos in selected folder Green arrow: playing slideshow...

  • Page 34: Play Video

    4.3. Play Video To play videos on Picture Porter: 1. Navigate to and highlight the video file you want to play. 2. Press the Enter button to start playing the video file. While the video is playing, you can perform the following functions: •...
  • Page 35 Picture Porter User’s Guide The following diagram describes the screen layout when a video is playing. Play Video Playing time Play progress Green arrow: playing Vertical bars: pause Double arrows: fast forward / rewind Triple arrows: scan forward / scan rewind...

  • Page 36: Play Music

    4.4. Play Music Picture Porter can be used to playback music files that are stored on its hard drive or from memory cards. You can listen to the songs by plugging in the earphones to Picture Porter or by connecting Picture Porter to a stereo or set of external speakers.
  • Page 37 Repeat Single / Repeat All toggles between repeating the current song and repeating the entire list of songs in the folder. Highlight and press the Enter button to change the setting. Revision 1.6 Picture Porter User’s Guide Play Music Play progress...
  • Page 38 4.4.3. Play music in background You can have music playing in the background as you continue to use other functions on Picture Porter. For instance, you can play background music while you are viewing photos or slideshows. To use this feature: 1.
  • Page 39 1. Enter the play music mode. If you are in the navigation mode, press the Mnu button and select Jukebox. 2. Press the Esc button to stop music. Note: Once the music is stopped, the on-the-fly playlist will be cleared from memory and disappear. Revision 1.6 Picture Porter User’s Guide Page 33...

  • Page 40: Manage Files

    This operation will allow you to copy your photos, videos, music and other files to another location. You can perform the Copy and Paste operation on Picture Porter, on or between inserted memory cards, or between Picture Porter and an inserted memory card.

  • Page 41: Use Additional Features

    In the case that Picture Porter encounters an illegal operation and freezes, you can reset it by pressing the reset button. This button is located in the pinhole at the upper-right corner on the back of Picture Porter. Press the reset button by using a paper clip or similar pointy object.

  • Page 42: Use The Bundled Ulead Software

    ‘OK’. 9. Select the location you would like to save the file, type in your desired file name, and click ‘Save’. Once the file has finished saving, you can transfer it to Picture Porter for playback. Revision 1.6 Picture Porter User’s Guide...
  • Page 43 For added ease of use, all of the default MPEG-1, MPEG-4, and DivX 5.x formats on Video ToolBox 2 are supported by Picture Porter. In addition, you can use Video ToolBox 2 to edit your video files. For example, you can add transition effects to your video, create text titles, and insert voiceovers to your video clips.

  • Page 44: Play Through Tv Or Stereo

    Play through TV or Stereo You can connect Picture Porter to a TV with its video and audio outputs to enjoy and share pictures and videos on a big screen. Also, you can connect Picture Porter to a stereo or set of external speakers and play the music files stored on Picture Porter.

  • Page 45: Play Music Through Stereo System

    5.1.2. Remote control When Picture Porter is connected to the TV, you can operate the device as you normally do using the control panel on Picture Porter. In addition, you can use the included remote control for added convenience. The following diagram explains how to use the remote control.

  • Page 46: System Options

    This section explains how you can use the System Options to change system settings and access device information. By adjusting the system settings to your unique preferences, Picture Porter will be able to provide optimal performance for your needs. From the main menu, highlight Options and press the Enter button to access the option screens.

  • Page 47: Change System Settings

    • Format Hard Disk: Format the Picture Porter hard drive. Warning: Formatting Picture Porter will erase all data stored on the device. Picture Porter is provided to you pre-formatted and ready to use. It is strongly recommended that you DO NOT format Picture Porter.

  • Page 48: Change Display Settings

    Auto View automatically selects the more appropriate view based on predetermined settings. • Screen Saver Timer: Adjust the device idle time after which Picture Porter shuts off the screen and goes into standby mode. You can set the timer to a value between 5 seconds and 180 seconds or Off.

  • Page 49: Driver Installation

    Driver installation for Window XP and ME is not required for you to connect Picture Porter to your computer. But, in order for your computer to display the picture icons for the Picture Porter memory card slots, you will need to install the driver from the Resource Disc.

  • Page 50: Macintosh Os 8.6 Driver Installation

    You can rename the Picture Porter hard drive and memory cards ins memory card slots to further personalize your Picture Porter. This m find the Picture Porter hard drive and memory cards when Picture Porter is conn to your computer.

  • Page 51: Use Picture Porter As A Backup Device

    User’s Guide 8.2. Use Picture Porter as a Backup Device Picture Porter can be used as a portable hard drive to back up important pictures, music, videos, documents, programs, and files from your computer. This section provides information on recommended backup schedules and techniques.
  • Page 52 Include a date code in the name of the backup folder: This will help you identify the dates of the backup you make on Picture Porter. Also, it gives you a convenient way to sort your backups by date on your computer. Your computer file management program can organize Picture Porter’s contents by number...
  • Page 53 Use special characters to organize your backup folder listing: In addition to using numbers and letters, you can also use punctuation marks to make selected folders appear at the top of the list. Alphabetical Listing Revision 1.6 Picture Porter User’s Guide Page 47 Reverse Alphabetical Listing...

  • Page 54: Frequently Asked Questions

    20GB: ~ 330 hours of music or 85 hours of video o 40GB: ~ 660 hours of music or 170 hours of video Will I need any memory card adapter for Picture Porter to access the different types of memory cards supported?
  • Page 55 Can Picture Porter run on power from the USB port? Yes, Picture Porter is able to run from the power provided by a powered USB port. Note: In some cases the power provided by the USB port may be insufficient or unstable.
  • Page 56 Picture Porter. How can I help maintain the data on Picture Porter? • There are two ways you can help maintain your Picture Porter contents. - First, make sure to keep Picture Porter away from hot and dusty environments.

  • Page 57: Troubleshooting And Technical Support

    The data transfer between my computer and Picture Porter is slow. • Picture Porter might be connected to a USB 1.1 port instead of a USB 2.0 port. Picture Porter can work on both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 ports. However, a USB 2.0 port is required to achieve high speed transfer rates up to 480 Mbps.
  • Page 58 Attach the AC adapter to make sure that Picture Porter gets a sufficient and stable power supply. Technical Support Contact If you are still having troubles using your Picture Porter, please contact Digital Foci, Inc. technical support at support@digitalfoci.com. Revision 1.6 Picture Porter User’s Guide...

  • Page 59: Appendix - Picture Porter Technical Specifications

    11. Appendix – Picture Porter Technical Specifications Model No. Hard drive Internal memory LCD screen Memory cards supported Computer interface Transfer rate Image format support Video format support Music format support Bundled software External power Battery power Battery life OS compatibility...
  • Page 60 TV. However, we do not guarantee the absence of interference. If you modify the device in any way, without approval from Digital Foci, Inc., your device may violate FCC regulations. Violation of FCC regulations may cause the FCC to void your rights to use the modified device.
  • Page 61 3111 Via Mondo, Rancho Dominguez, California, 90221 USA Copyright 2005 Digital Foci, Inc. All rights reserved.

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